4 Other Dublin's

Dublin, South Australia is just over 40 miles north of Adelaide but is a massive 10324 miles from Dublin Ireland. This Dublin had a population of 241 in the 2006 census and is a small town situated on Highway 1. The area is mostly farmland with some rural industry.

Dubin Church Australia

The town was named after the Irish Capital in  1856 by the 6th Governor of South Australia Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell who was originally from Ireland. According to the Dublin History Group the town boasts the best Butcher in the area and also the best Fruit and Veg store. The site has some nice pictures from the past and also some nice little stories about the area. Well worth a visit.

Dublin Ontario Canada is 3091 miles from Dublin Ireland and is part of the municipality of West Perth in Ontario. The largest community in West Perth is Mitchell and all of the local municipal offices are housed here. In the census of 2006 there were 8,839 in the West Perth area, the area is west of the City of Stratford which is home of Justin Bieber.

Dublin Island Sierra Leone Africa is off the coast near Freetown and is 3126 miles from Dublin Ireland. It is part of the Banana Islands and is one of the 2 main islands with the other being Ricketts Island. The two islands have a combined population of around 900 people. Dublin Island is famous for it beaches and is linked to Ricketts by a sand spit which disappears during high tide.

Sunset On Dublin Island

 Dublin Ohio is 3571 miles from Dublin Ireland and is home to a population of 41,751 people in the 2010 census. Again this is named after the Irish city and was named by a Dubliner called John Shields. History states that at the naming ceremony in 1810 Shields gave the following speech
"If I have the honour conferred upon me to name your village, with the brightness of the morn, and the beaming of the sun on the hills and dales surrounding this beautiful valley, it would give me great pleasure to name your new town after my birthplace, Dublin, Ireland."

Dublin Ohio

The village grew, but not too quick and in 1970 the population was 681 and the village had become a small town.  Around this time the 270 Interstate had been constructed and the population exploded and in 1987 the Town became  a City after reaching a population in excess of 5,000. As the city expanded it took in different townships which were close by, Dublin is now a suburb of Columbus which is the birth place of the golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.

The Dublin Ohio Historical Society has some wonderful stories, including one where Dublin missed out on being the Capital of Ohio due to a game of poker.
Another interesting story associated with the area dates back  also to 1810 where an Indian chief called Leatherlips was executed on the orders of his brother Roundhead for signing away native lands and witchcraft. He was executed in a cave in the Dublin area called the Olentangy Indian Caverns and now there is a monument in his honour in Dublin today which is quite strange in looks to say the least.

Leather Lips

Other Dublin's -- Dublin,Texas

As well as being the Capital City of Ireland the name Dublin has been used to name cities, towns or town lands in different parts of the world. I have been able to find 22 such locations between Australia, Canada and the Unites States of America. I will give information on the 22 locations over the coming weeks and if there are any other locations with the same place name that I have omitted please comment and let me know as I would like to add some information to this blog.
The locations I am aware of are as follows,

1. Dublin, California.
2. Dublin, Georgia.
3. Dublin, Indiana.
4. Dublin, Kentucky.
5. Dublin, Maryland.
6. Dublin, Mississippi
7. Dublin, New Hampshire.
8. Dublin, New Jersey.
9. Dublin, North Carolina.
10. Dublin, Ohio.
11. Dublin, Pennsylvania.
12. Dublin, Texas.
13. Dublin, Virginia.
14. Dublin Township, Swift County, Minnesota.
15. Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
16. Dublin Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
17. Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
18. Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania.
19. Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
20. Dublin, South Australia.
21. Dublin, Ontario.
22. Dublin Island, Sierra Leone, Africa

Today I am looking at Dublin Texas.
Dublin Texas is 4561 miles from Dublin Ireland.
Dublin is situated on US highways 67 and 377 in Erath County. The town was founded in 1854 by A.H. Dobkins and was named Dublin in 1860. The origin of the name comes from 3 different possible sources with the capital of Ireland being the most obvious. It could also be named after the warning cry at Indian raids of "Double In" or after the Double log cabins used by the early settlers to the area.
In 1874 Dublin got a stagecoach service and a post office, in 1881 the Texas Central Railroad was built close by in Mount Airy. A town site was built on the line four miles south of Mount Airy by J.D. Bishop and residents moved from old Dublin to this new Dublin. The town grew and within a year had over 40 businesses and 60 plus homes so the railroad moved their depot from Mount Airy to Dublin.

In 1889 the town was recognised as a town and is now a centre for agriculture, oil and gas production, peanut shelling and home to the oldest Dr. Pepper bottling plant in the US still in use.
The population of the town has grown from 2,050 in 1890 to 3,654 in 2010 which is down exactly 100 from 2000. The town was one of the first in the state to have streetcars. It is the birthplace of golfer Ben Hogan, home of a world-championship rodeo, and the former home of the annual Grand Army of the Republic reunion. The town is now known as the Irish Capital of Texas.